Tire-supporter.



S. T. GOATE J. T. SABLES.

` TIRE SUPPORTEB.

APPLIUATION FILED DB0. 24,1908.

Patejntd Dec. 14, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTQE.

SAMUEL T. COATE AND JOHN T.V SARIS, F SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

TIRE-SUPPORTER.

To all rwhom 'it' may concern.'

Be it known that we, SAMUEL T. Colvin and JoIiN T. Sams, citizens of theUnited I AStates, residing at Springfield, in the county in tire holdersfor -tures of' construction changed p line X. X. o'l Fig.k

of Sangainon and State of Illinois, have invented a new and usefulTire-Supporter, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement automobiles, to hold spare willbe readily accessible for use in case of emergency; and comprises meansfor readily and securely connecting the tire supporter withth'erruiinincboard of the automobile so that the tire tires where they'holder may be easily and quickly turned on its support, so as not tointerfere with getting on or ott the vehicle. 1t also comprisesinterchangeable tire holders adapting the tire supporter to carry onetire or two tires as the user may elect;

shown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed. n

The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings, to which referenceis liei'eby inade and is hereinafter particularly described and finallyrecited in the claims.

Similar reference numerals and-characters designate like parts intheseveral views.

Figures l and 2 are respectively a side elevation and top plan of a tiresupporter of the preferable forni; Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation otone end of the tire supporter: Fig. t is an enlarged side elevation of apair ot' Ytoi'ks atone end ot' the tire supporter, and shows in dottedlines the changed positions ot the outer prongs or tinesot the ioi'k:liig. :3 is au enlarged elevation of the central pair ot' forks and thestandard lsupporting the arch and shows in dotted lines the position otthe forks: Fig, isja vertical section on the 5: Figs. 7 and .S are'rcspectively a side elevation and top plan ot a. tire supporter ol'inodilied construction: Fig. il is an enlarged vertical section on theline l'. Y. ot' Fig, Fig. l() is a vertical transverse section on theline Z. Z. ot Fig. H: Fig. vll is a partial vertical longitudinalsection on the line lV. ll". ot Fig. s: Fig. l2 is an enlarged sideelevation. lshowing au arch and hinge block ot inodi'licd construction,

and an alternative coniuctiou oi the central double 'fork with the hingeblock. liig. .lf is a Vertical,transverse ,section on the line ll. U. ofFig. l2: Fig. l l is an enlarged vcr` tical section on the line. V. V.ot' Fig. n;

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed December 24 n thatthel and other novel fea-- the hinged member of p The hinge -block 'lPatented Dec. 14, T9952., sos. se1iaiN0.4e9,1s5.

Fig. l5 is an enlarged isometricprojection illustrating modified meansfor connecting the members of the central double fork, and Fig. 16 is anenlarged Vertical section on the n line, T. T. of Fig. l.

The tire supporter shown in Figs. l to t3 inclusive is adapted tosupporttwo tires, and is connected with the running board ot the vehiclein such manner arch on which the tires are mounted may be turned inonedirection, (in this case to the right) to clear' the entrance? to thevehicle, so as not. to interfere with the opening or closing ot' thedoor and so as not to obstruct entrance to or exit from the vehicle. Atire supporter tire and having a stationar f arch equipped withremovable and adjustable 'forks as shown in Figs. T to il inclusive iswithin the scope ot our invention; and il. is obvious that eitheiitheswinging arch shown in Fig.

may be equipped with either single forks or double forks. withoutdeparture from our invention.

The tire supporter vl, or the stationary7 arch shown in Fig. 7

of preferable construeot the prife 1able forni v adapted to supporty a.single' tion will first be described and then the tire l supporter ot'modified construction will be described. The tire supporteris located onthe running board l of the vehicle, (not shown) and has no connectionwhatever willi the body ot the vehicle; there is therefore no necessityfor det'aeing the vehicle body with connecting devices of any kind. andno danger ot' mari-ing or breaking the vehicle body in case ot'thebreaking or ac cidcnt'al detaching ot the tire supporter. A standard2 secured on the ruiming-board l, hv bolts f5 or equivalent securingdevices. hinge block 4 has a fork fl (Fig. 5) in which the upper part otthe standard 2 fits, and also has integral pings et lifting tightly inthe adjacent ends oi the tubular arch sections 5. andthe arch sectionsaie riveted or otherwise suitably securcdon the plugs 4b.

also has an integral vertical member l" serrated on one face and piercedb v a hole iff (Fig. (3) adapted to receive a horizontal holtforconnecting with the block the double fork shown inlfigml, ashereinafter described. le prefer to use arch sections as "'ng the archsec.-

it is obvious vre t; an our invention,

tions with the hinge, hloc that. without depart .a continuous arch in asingle piece, may be l (lil described, and the means Y dcscrilwd Jforfirmly conne -used., and it may be connected'in any suitable manner withthe hinge block; forexample as illustrated in Figs. 12 and'l, in which acontinuous arch 5 is shown'as connected with a hinge block 4 of modiiedconstruction, and a double fork ot the form illustrated in F ig. 1 isshown connected with the hinge block. A bolt 6 pivotally connects thehinge block el: with the standard 0 2. The lower stationary fork-memberof the central fork, Figs. and 6, comprises a cpntral basal part 7 andlaterally extending integral arms 7a and 7b of approximatelysemi-circular form. A bolt 8 connects the so that by unscrewing Ithe nuton the bolt the fork-member may be detached from the hinge block.

The double forks shown in Figs. 1, 4: and 5,.and the single fork shown.in Figs. 7-11 are interchangeable, in order that if it be desired tocarry two tires the double forks may be connected with the arch; and itit be desired to carry one tire the double forks may be detached fromthe arch and the single forks may be connected with the same arch by thesame bolts that were used to connect the double forks with the arch. Inpractice a set of double -forks yand a set of single iforks may befurnished wit-h each arch, so that the user may eqruip the tiresupporter to carry two tires or 'eine tire, as he may elect. The uppermember of the central double fork comprises a lcentral part 7", andintegral laterally extending semicircular arms 71 and 7e, respectivelycomplemental to the arms 7l and 7b ot' the -lower or stationary forkmember. Abolt 7i forms a 7 in the walls of the part 7C. lhe spring actson the pin 7m to slide the pin l downward. ln the upper end of the part7 of the lower fork-member is a recess 7D in line with the pin 7h andaccommodating the lower end of said pin. At the outer end ot' the arm 7ais a fork 7" having in its members transverse holes 7s accommodating apin 7t or equivalent connecting device, sub stantially as shown in l?ig. 1/1. At the outer end of the arm 7l is an eye 7" to receive the.connecting device Tt connecting the arms 7=l and 7d.

l/Ve have shown and described a pin 7" connecting the arms 7 and 7d butthey may be connected by any other suitable connect;- ing device such asa lock 7W having a hasp extending through the holes 7s ot the members 7f and through the eye of the arm 7 1,.as shown in Fig. 15. When the arms7L1 and lower fork-member with the hinge block t,

' member of the fork to Cause the arm 7'1 to pull on the connectingdevices 7E and 7t to keep the connections taut so as to preventrattling. -llugs 10 are brazcd in the upper ends of the pipe sections 5and have at their upper ends serrations '101. The upper double forks(Figs. 3 and il) are both alike so a description' of one will sntice forboth. lThe central lstationary member ot the upper double fork has a hub9C having serrations matching the serratiens on the upper surface of theplugs 10 and also l'iasbranehes 9 having serrated hubs 5). Arms 9 and 9*approximately semi-circular in form, have serratezilhubs 91 yand 9"respectively matching the serrated hubs 9 of the branches 9. Bolt.; l.and 12b connectthe arms 9 and 9*. with the branches 9 re-v spectively.By' loosening the nuts on the bolts 12 and 12' the arms 5) and JF may beturned oi'itward as indicated by dotted lines in Fig/Ll, to permit theplacing ot` tires inl the forks, and when the tires are properly placedthe armsmay be turned back to their originalv position and the nutsmaybe tightened to secure them in place.

Then tire supporter having a swinging arch equipped with double orks orsingle forks as thc case may behaving beendescribedfthe tire supporterof modified construction shown in Figs. 7-11 and having a fixed archadayvited tobe equipped with either single or double forks will new bedescribed. The arch sections 5, the plugs 10, and thebolts 19. and 12are exactly the same as the sections 5, the plugs 10 and. the bolts 12and 12a already described.r The base plate 13 is secured on the runningboard Il. by bolts 13"* and lhas a central depression 155" in` whichthe'ldwer end ot' the block 14; tits. The block 14 has plugs 1112*braced in the ends ot the pipe sections 5, and an integral verticalmember 1lb having a ser rated face. A screw bolt 16 (Fig. 11) eX- tendsthrough the base plate 13 and screws into the block lll to irmly connectthe block with the base plate. Rach ot the forks consists ol' anapproximately semi-circular arm l5 :ind a similar complcmental arm 15connected together as described. The arm 15 has a hub serrated on bothsides and the arm 15 has a hub serrated on one side. The serrations onone side of the hub of the arm .l5 match the serrations on the plugs l0.or the scrrations on the member let" of the block 14. as the case maybe;and the serralions on the other side of the hub of the arm l5 match theserrations on the hub of the arm 15. Screw bolts 12 conneetthe arms l5and l5 of be upper'forlfs Yv'itii' the plugs 10 and. a bolt 12/connectslthe arms 15 yand 15, of the central fork with each other andwith the member 14h. The serrations on the arms l5 and the scrrations onthe member lli are exactly like the serrations on the hub 9 of themember 9 of the double fork shown in .F ig. 3. I

If it be desired to substitute for the Single forks shown in Figs. 7 and8, the double forks shown in Figs. 3 and ll, thebolts 12 will beunscrewed and `the arms l5 and 15 will be removed from the plugs 10,and' the bolt 12a will be withdrawn and the arms removed from the'member 14": the double forks (Figs. 3 'and l) will then be placed onthe plugs 10 and the member 14h with the serrations of the hubs 9c inmesh with the Y serrations of the plugs 10" and the member 14hrespectively; the screw ybolts l2 will be inserted and screwed down tosecure the upper forks in place, and the bolt 12a will be' inserted andthe nut screwed thereon to secure the central double fork on the member14h. In like manner the single forks shown in Figs. 7-11 may besubstituted for the double forks of the swinging arch. shown in l*1 igs.L6. The swinging arch may be placed-on the running-board adjacent to thedoor of the vehicle and may be swung to ythe right so as not tointerfere with the lopening of the door. A harp shaped latch l( havingspringy jaws 17a conforming to gaontour of the arch is secured on therunning-board in line with and directly under the arch. Then the archoccupies the position shown in Fi l the jaws 17a grasp the arch and holdit tight, enough to prevent accidental turning of the arch, but yield t0release the arch when it is moved by hand.

A prime feature of this improvement is that the tire supporter isconnected with the foot board only and has no direct connection with thevehicle body and may be quickly and easily placed on or removed from theutoot board.,

'Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is: f

1. En a tire supporter, the combination of a hase, a block pivotallymounted on said base, a tire holder mounted on said block, an arch iixedon said-block, and tire holders mounted on said arch.

ln a tire supporter, the combination of standard, a hinge blockpivotally supported on said standard, an arch-section seisured ou saidhinge block, a tire holder detachably connected with said hinge block,and tire holders detachably connected with said arch-sectionrespectively.

in a tire holder, the combination of a stationary member havingbranching' a. movable member having complemental to the arms of saidstationary arms, branching arms Sie member, means pivotally connectingone arm of said movable member with one arm Y@ said stationary member,detachable means for connecting the free ends of said members, and meansadapted to press said. members apart to prevent rattling.

4. The combination of a main structure, a vertical member fixed on themain structure and having a serrated face and a transverse hole, a'tireholder having serrations match-- ing the serrations on said verticalmember, and a connecting y.device fitting the hole in said verticalmember and connecting said tire holder with said vertical member.

5. In a tire supporter, the combination of a baseattachable to therunning board of the vehicle, a main structure having a hingeconneet-ion witl.` said base and adapted to turn in a plane pai al telio the side of the vehicle on which the tire supporter is mounted, andadjustable tire holders on said tire support ing structure adapted tosupport a plurality of tires parallel to the vehicle body.

6. ln a tire supporter, the combination of a base attachable to therunning board of a vehicle,'-a main structure having a hinge conneet-ionwith said base, tire holders mounted Vin parallel on said main structureand having movable arms adapted to clasp tires supported side by side onsaid arms and means for securing the arms of said tire holdersrespectively.

7. In a tire supporter, the combination of a base attachable to therunning board of a vehicle, a main structure having a hinge connectionwith said base and adapted to turn I in a plane parallel to the vehiclebody and equipped with means for holding atire, and a latch adapted ytoprevent accidental upward turning of said main structure on its hingealso adapted to prevent lateral displacement'of said main structure.

8. In a tire supporter, the combination of a main structure, astationary tire holder member mounted on said main structure, a movabletire holder member having a hinge connection with said stationary 4tireholder member, a connectin device adapted to connect the free ends 0%said tire holder members and spring actuated means' adapted to causesaid. movable tireliolderv member to pull on the connecting deviceconnecting it with said stationary tire holder member.

In witness,` whereof we have hereunto subscribed our'names, atSpringfield, Illinois. this 2d day of December, 1908.

SAMUEL T. COATE. JOHN 'Ql. SAR-IS.

lYitnesses O. D. DU Bois, J ERNEST CALDWELL.

